You can speed up the process by spraying it down with a solution of potassium nitrate, about 10% solution, through a lawn sprayer bottle at the end of a hose. You’ll have to calibrate the solution mixture according to the dilution ratio on the sprayer but it’s quick and cheap. Just store the unused potassium nitrate sealed and somewhere very dry.
Thanks. But I do not think I have access to that product in NY suburbs. Isn’t that the stuff they use to make explosions? When I tried to find it I got really weird looks.
Also, how do others get their piles to “cook” without chemical additives?